I had to quickly bake up some cupcakes for a baby shower I went to this weekend. I chose these super cute silicone bear baking cups which were a hit at the party. I decided on icing the blue feet myself as it was a little boys baby shower. Having limited time and in a hurry to get something that looked good and was easy to create. They were definitely convenient and easy to release out of the flexible silicone.

I’m a huge fan of leaving a better world to my three kids and believe that bringing in products of this nature will help ensure that. I hope you like ’em and I hope you buy ’em so I can bring in more!!!

Happy Recycling!

Earth note: Kitchen Boutique is a FIERCE recycler (we have one of the best recycling facilities here in Cochrane, Alberta – WOOT! WOOT! and we make ridiculous use of it) and we promote products that are going to last you a long time (less crap that falls apart that’s going into the landfills), so please don’t bulk at some of our prices, just know that we are on Earth’s side and doing everything possible in our business to ensure that our presence is a very small impact on the environment. Cbreeze.

Butter or vegetable shortening? Which do you use in your buttercream? Or rather which should you use in your buttercream? The answer quite simply is – whatever you like the taste of. If you use butter your icing will take on a ‘sunny glow’ but it will colour up just fine with icing colours. If you use vegetable shortening, especially the white, then your icing will be white so if you are going for a snowy white look, white vegetable shortening is the way to go. BUT ultimately, the choice is yours. There are no hard and fast rules for buttercream. Taste and personal choice are the most important things to consider.

Some buttercream icings can also be made with the addition of real cream, but be aware this should be applied to the cake and then the cake eaten as soon as possible – no hardship for most of us.

“Grey skies are going to clear up ,
Put on a Happy Face,
Brush of the clouds and cheer up,
Put on a Happy Face.
Wipe off that ‘full of doubt look,’
slap on a Happy grin,
and spread sunshine all over the place,
and put on a Happy Face!!

Doesn’t this cute little teapot just make you want to smile and sing! What a great way to start your day.
Have a good one everyone, Lianna

This was my first Easter Bunny cake that I made just before Easter weekend. I really enjoy icing the cakes that I make it’s almost therapeutic for me. This cake is gluten free because I’m celiac.

The cake tasted wonderful and was a real hit at the birthday party I went to. I think the most important thing to have when it comes to eating cakes is a really good cake to icing ratio. It’s never good when there’s too much icing or too little. Find that happy medium and your cake eaters will be pleased I promise!

Kitchen Boutique has loads of wonderful cake pans to choose from. They’re very inspirational to decorate.

The cutest Easter Bunny came to visit our Cochrane store location. She was a real hit with all the customers coming into the shop. She hid eggs for the kids in the flower boxes at the front of the store and posed for pictures with all the tourists. She even took over the front desk to help with some customers.

DO YOU like chocolate? What’s your favorite MILK , DARK or WHITE? Let us know leave a comment…

5. Four volume settings Allows you to dispense larger or smaller amounts of soap.

6.Battery-operatedOperates on 4 “AA” batteries

I myself love to be squeaky clean and always look at my bar of soap and think it’s a bit dirty. I think this will encourage everyone in my house to wash their hands more. I can see this really benefiting us and our guests around flu season. I can’t wait to try it out! I’m so happy a company has come out with such a great product. (Retails for $52.00 Cdn)

Do YoU think there’s any other products out there that should be automated like the soap dispenser? Let us know in the comments below and we will see if we can get it into our shop.

Check out the video here for a look at the Sensor Soap Pump in action.